Roseland Rotary Meeting September 18, 2014

Roseland Rotary Meeting September 18, 2014

For all you Roseland Rotarians that could not make the meeting today, “too bad for you”.  The Waterford put on a wonderful lunch, not chicken, they served Brats with grilled onions, peppers, baked beans, macaroni salad and a steamed mixed vegetable.  Nice job Waterford!

Attendance was normal with 18 members, 2 guests and our speaker.  It should be better but we still had fun.  It won’t be long before our snowbirds and travelers will be heading to warmer climates.  We need our members to attend, whenever possible, to keep our attendance up.  This is very important to the well being of the Roseland Rotary.

Dave Keck led us in prayer and Song Master Bob Eberhart led in a Rotary song from our new songbook.  I sure love the new books, I don’t sing any better but at least I can find the page and see the lyrics.

Chris Varda announced that flu shots will be given next week at the Roseland Rotary meeting.  You can get your shot at the meeting and then your family can after the meeting.  Don’t be scared, you can handle it.  Time for those shots.  If you like you could stop by Walgreens and get a Shingles shot.  It will only cost you about $350. Think I‘ll stick to just getting the flu shot.

Joe Maloney distributed a copy of the proposed budget for next year.  Members can review the budget and make any comments they may have to Joe or Bob Sones.

Tom Hickey made another announcement regarding the Apple Picking Event October 5th at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire Michigan.  Maps and details are available at the meetings and there will be a Special Bulletin issued.  Start time is noon, bring the whole family.

President Bob Sones announced that Roseland Rotary will be holding a raffle over the next three weeks.  After the Roseland Picnic there were several items left and the Town of Roseland gave them to the Roseland Rotary.  It is these items that we will be raffling.  Tickets will be $5.00 each and you can buy as many or as often as you like over the next three meetings.  After the third meeting we will be drawing for the prizes.  That is about all the details I have at this time and I believe they are close to right.  More details will be announced at next week’s meeting.

Ben and Al Veldman gave a brief report on the Saint Peter Claver House project.  In short we have a long term project.  This is a good thing as it will only make the end that much sweeter.

What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?

Dave the Money Man Keck collected Happy Dollars or Sad Dollars whatever suits your fancy.  Morey Rosen was happy he was back from a trip overseas where he campaigned very hard for Scotlands independence. Keck thought that was good as Morey is an attorney and likes to talk. Does that mean Morey was giving speeches in Scotland?  Dan Stohler was happy because his dad at 102 years old is going to get a letter from President George H Bush congratulating him on being a veteran and making it to 102. This does leave me with several questions regarding the letter none of which I will ask in this Bulletin.

Joe Maloney informed us that this is National Pirate Day.  None of us knew there was such a day and we are not sure whether to offer congratulations or condolences. I have been to Pirate Days in Florida but was unaware of any pirates here in Indiana or Michigan.  They say it is important to learn something new every day but now I am not so sure.  Rrr.  Joe told a wonderful joke about a pirate who went to the doctor with wet spots on his back.  It was quote a squirrely joke but very funny.  If you missed it I am sorry.

Remember, he who laughs last: thinks slowest!

Several members were talking during Happy Dollars and Sergeant at Arms Keck was quick to point out that if they did not quite down he would fine them. Now if Bob Sones was Sergeant of Arms we wouldn’t need to worry about this.

Our speaker today was Debie M. Coble President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc..  Debbie was born and raised in Indianapolis Indiana. She is married and has two children both in college.  Her little son is a 6 foot plus and a 300 pound football player.  Now if you saw Debie you would wonder, as she is rather on the petite side. Debie took over the reins at Goodwill a couple of years ago and has moved the many Goodwill sponsored programs forward.

Goodwill’s mission is to provide jobs, training and placement services for people with barriers to employment. Goodwill envisions a community where all individuals with disabilities and disadvantages will have opportunities to enjoy the full benefits of competitive employment.  To make this vision become reality, they will focus on being the leading provider of workforce development services in our community.  There is nothing like knowing you have a good job and the independence to take care of yourself and your family.  Goodwill offers an opportunity for individuals to overcome barriers such as a lack of work experience, speaking English, a criminal background or physical disabilities.

Debie discussed the history of Goodwill and gave us many facts about the programs they are involved in. Did you know that there are 700,000 people in Northern Indiana that do not have a high school degree?  Did you know that Goodwill kept 5 tons of material from being disposed of in our landfill and that in 2015 they are projecting that it will be as high as 10 tons? Now that is going green! Did you know that people drop off trash, at the drop boxes, and it costs Goodwill $300,000 annually to dispose of? Did you know they cannot take TVs because there is only one country in the world that will take and dispose of them? Just a few facts we were presented with.  

By the way we had a problem getting her presentation set up and so she winged it, nice job Debie.

Note from Your Little Old Editor, we will be updating to Club Runner 3.0 in the next week or two.  Your Bulletin may look different and maybe late getting published for a while.

Lucky Bill Brennen won the drawing.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Vince Lombardi